Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 13:25:55 GMT -5
Looking at the radar, it looks like the worst will have passed Gainesville by game time. There may be some rain, but not much or enough to delay/impact the game. (keeping fingers crossed)
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 18:31:34 GMT -5
Bloody Damn Hell!!!!! TE Jake McGee is lost for the year according to Muschamp. Big things were expected from McGee in our spread offense. This is season ending injury #1. Clay Burton looked better than he ever has at UF, but somebody else has to step up. The next depth chart is going to be interesting to see at TE.
Final:
Florida 65 Eastern Michigan 0
Kentucky up next.
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 0:26:26 GMT -5
Bloody Damn Hell X2!!!!! Not only does Jake McGee have a broken leg, starting LT DJ Humphries is out two to three weeks with a chipped ankle bone that doesn't require surgery. It looks like Humphries will miss UK and at bama.
Tyler Moore continues his matador blocking even after he was moved inside. He let Driskel get sacked today after making a disgraceful attempt on his block. IMO, it's time to park his butt on the bench and give someone else a chance. Moore has talent, but he can't maintain a clean block in pass protection.
The win today came at a huge expense losing McGee for the season and Humphries for the next two games.
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Now THIS here...is a member
|
Post by lz2112 on Sept 7, 2014 1:15:12 GMT -5
Bloody Damn Hell X2!!!!! Not only does Jake McGee have a broken leg, starting LT DJ Humphries is out two to three weeks with a chipped ankle bone that doesn't require surgery. It looks like Humphries will miss UK and at bama. Tyler Moore continues his matador blocking even after he was moved inside. He let Driskel get sacked today after making a disgraceful attempt on his block. IMO, it's time to park his butt on the bench and give someone else a chance. Moore has talent, but he can't maintain a clean block in pass protection. The win today came at a huge expense losing McGee for the season and Humphries for the next two games. This is a switch. My glass is more half full than yours. We haven't seen open receivers in a few years, nor an offense that consistently moves the ball against even bad defenses. At the very least, we saw an offense with a heartbeat, and that's the biggest improvement I wanted to see.
|
|
Gator Bait!
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 7:51:38 GMT -5
Bloody Damn Hell X2!!!!! Not only does Jake McGee have a broken leg, starting LT DJ Humphries is out two to three weeks with a chipped ankle bone that doesn't require surgery. It looks like Humphries will miss UK and at bama. Tyler Moore continues his matador blocking even after he was moved inside. He let Driskel get sacked today after making a disgraceful attempt on his block. IMO, it's time to park his butt on the bench and give someone else a chance. Moore has talent, but he can't maintain a clean block in pass protection. The win today came at a huge expense losing McGee for the season and Humphries for the next two games. This is a switch. My glass is more half full than yours. We haven't seen open receivers in a few years, nor an offense that consistently moves the ball against even bad defenses. At the very least, we saw an offense with a heartbeat, and that's the biggest improvement I wanted to see. The injury status after the game reminds me of our opener against Ball State in the late 90s. In that game, we lost our starting MLB for the season with a torn ACL. It impacted the rest of our season defensively. My hope is that losing McGee doesn't have a similar lingering impact for the offense throughout the season. McGee was supposed to be prominent in the UF passing game. Clay Burton showed up with 7 catches that would have likely gone to McGee. It's the first time in his career that he has shown anything other than hands of stone. Not only does Burton need to fill McGee's pass catching role, Tevin Westbrooks aka hands of stone II or true freshman DeAndre Goolsby have to step into the two deep. My season concern for the offense is that all of the hard work for a highly used pass catching TE may be severely impacted if UF can't get the pass catching TE production that Roper's offense calls for. Time will tell, but obviously I hope not.
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 10:22:45 GMT -5
EMU Box Score:
Final 1 2 3 4 Tot EMU 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 17 13 21 14 65
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 10:32:54 GMT -5
By Chris Harry GatorZone.com Senior Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Senior tight end Clay Burton came into Saturday’s season opener with three career catches, then promptly caught seven balls for 42 yards in Florida’s 65-0 blowout of Eastern Michigan.
How many of those targets would have gone to Jake McGee we’ll never know.
McGee, the transfer tight end from Virginia who loomed as big-ticket item for UF’s revamped offense, suffered breaks to the tibia and fibula in his left leg in the second quarter against the Eagles and will miss the rest of the season.
It was a crushing loss for a kid who graduated from UVa in the spring and, per NCAA rules, was eligible to play immediately for the Gators. He was going to bring a downfield element to the tight end position that had been missing from the offense since Jordan Reid was here two years.
“I’m so disappointed for him,” Gators coach Will Muschamp said. “It’s very difficult to come into a situation for one year, and he has done it it as well as you could possibly imagine.”
McGee caught 71 passes and seven touchdowns during his time with the Cavaliers -- including 43 receptions and five scores last season -- and figured to be a huge upgrade at a position where the Gators lacked proven productivity.
“That’s tough,” junior quarterback Jeff Driskel said. “You move down here, work all summer and during camp to really know what you’re doing and then you lose your whole season in the first half of the first game. But we’re going to do whatever we can to lift him up and pick up his spirits. He’ll be all right.”
Presumably, so will the Gators.
Clay Burton Cue the old adage; the one about somebody's misfortunate being another person's opportunity.
Which brings us back to Burton (pictured right), the 6-foot-4, 248-pound younger brother of former Gator and current Philadelphia Eagle Trey Burton. Clay caught no passes as a freshman, two as a sophomore (both in a win at Florida State) and just one for 12 yards (in a loss against FSU) during the entire 2013 season.
His role just changed.
"I'd love to have Jake in there with me the rest of the season,” said Burton, out of Venice, Fla. “We're going to miss him. He brought a talented player to our offense."
When a pile of blockers and defenders rolled up behind McGee, Burton, senior Tevin Westbrook and converted fullback Gideon Ajagbe suddenly were thrown far more prominently into the mix at tight end. Burton, specifically.
At one point in the second period, he actually caught back-to-back passes from Driskel totaling 12 yards. The results of those two plays -- in roughly 45 seconds -- equaled his season highs for catches and yards.
“He’s proved he can be a complete tight end,” Driskel said. “He really worked in the offseason on catching the ball.”
When his chance came, he took advantage of it.
"I tried to go play free and give everything I had to the team,” Burton said. “I would like to do that [with McGee out].”
In fact, he’ll have to do it.
Burton, though, admittedly will do so with a heavy heart. Though McGee stepped right into the role as UF’s top pass-catching tight end, the two had worked together and grown closer in the process.
"It's more than football with him and I,” Burton said. “He came in and I didn't know him at all, but he's really pushed me to be a better player. We've become very tight as just more than football teammates. I feel terrible for him.”
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 9:43:54 GMT -5
From Deep Behind Enemy Lines - Five Things UK Must Do To Upset UF: kentuckysports.co/five-things-kentucky-must-upset-florida-gators/The Kentucky Wildcats will play the Florida Gators Saturday on the road at 7:30 EST.. The Game will be shown on the SEC Network. It will be the 69th time the two teams have faced each other, Florida leads the series 47-27. In fact Kentucky has not beaten Florida since 1986. So what does Kentucky have to do to upset the Florida Gators and not lose for the 28th time in a row? A lot, but here are just five main things that I see are feasible for the Kentucky Wildcats to do to pull off the upset. 1. Get the crowd out of it early. Not to make this a rivalry debate, but offensive coordinator Neal Brown needs to pull a Bobby Petrino. Get the ball first and go for the throat right off the bat. Let Patrick Towles air it out the first play and let one of the speedsters go long. 2. Get the running game going. Florida didn’t let Eastern Michigan do much of anything on offense. Kentucky has a lot of speed and talent at the running back position. Kentucky needs to get the running game going to give Towles some space. 3. Do not let Towles be your leading rusher. The UK QB ran the ball 22 times against Ohio Saturday. Florida is a lot faster than the Bobcats and Towles has too many good receivers to get the ball to. It is not a smart choice if the Kentucky coaches give him the go ahead to run. 4. Put pressure on Driskel. The junior QB has a history of throwing picks when pressured. Kentucky had five sacks and 14 tackles total for loss in their two games this season, if they can apply pressure they will opportunities to score on defense. 5. Keep Bud Dupree from cramping. The senior defensive end left Saturday’s game with a bad cramp in his leg. Dupree is Kentucky’s biggest asset on their defense and it will be mid-80’s in Gainesville at kickoff. Have him drink lot’s of water. It will definitely be a tough one for the Kentucky Wildcats, but anything is possible in the game of football.
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 20:56:13 GMT -5
UF at bama on 9/20 will be on CBS at 2:30 CST:
UF at Alabama to kick off at 3:30 p.m. EST on Sept. 20
Special to The Sun
Published: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 12:51 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 12:51 p.m.
The Florida at Alabama game Sept. 20 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and air on CBS.
Other games that day: Troy at Georgia - noon on SEC Network, Texas A&M at SMU - 3:30 p.m. on ABC & ESPN 2, Indiana at Missouri - 4 p.m. on SEC Network, Mississippi State at LSU - 7 p.m. on ESPN, Northern Illinois at Arkansas - 7 p.m. on ESPNU and South Carolina at Vanderbilt - 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2014 21:39:48 GMT -5
Gator Notes - the reshuffled OL, TE plans after losing McGee, and other tidbits:
Monday September 8, 2014 Gators Notebook: Offensive Line Shuffles Without Humphries, Ball's Big Day, More Tidbits
Scott Carter By SCOTT CARTER GatorZone.com Senior Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Offensive linemen D.J. Humphries and Chaz Green give the Gators a pair of talented tackles when both are healthy. Humphries started at left tackle Saturday and Green started on the right side after missing all of last season due to a shoulder surgery.
When the Gators host Kentucky on Saturday, Green will be on the left side and redshirt freshman Roderick Johnson at right tackle. Humphries won’t be available.
Gators coach Will Muschamp said after Saturday’s 65-0 win over Eastern Michigan that Humphries left the game because of an injured ankle. At his Monday press conference, Muschamp reiterated that Humphries is expected to miss at least two games.
“We think we’ll get him back after the open week,’’ said Muschamp, referring to the off week between Florida’s road games at Alabama and Tennessee. “He’s dealing with a little bit of a high ankle sprain as well as a bone chip. As we move forward we’ll know more but he’ll definitely be out this week.”
Humphries missed five games last season because of a pair of knee injuries. He added about 20 pounds in the offseason to help withstand the rigors of facing SEC defensive lines but is expected to miss at least the first two SEC games due to the latest setback.
While the Gators will be without Humphries, they got a good look at true freshman David Sharpe in the victory over Eastern Michigan. Sharpe played significant reps at left tackle and will serve as the primary backup to Green and Johnson. Left guard Trenton Brown can also slide out to tackle, where he started five games on the right side last year.
Despite Humphries’ injury, Muschamp is confident in the offensive line’s depth.
“We feel good there,’’ he said. “[Antonio] Riles will move up at guard and get some reps when Trenton goes outside. We feel pretty comfortable with where we are.”
Like Sharpe, Johnson made his first appearance for the Gators on Saturday. The 6-foot-5, 308-pound Johnson was redshirted a year ago and made a strong impression in fall camp.
“In my opinion, he’s going to be very good,” Muschamp said. “He played extremely well early on in the game. Obviously, there was some anxiety in your first time playing in those situations. But as the game wore on, we thought he played very well.
BURTON BOYS
Trey Burton’s most memorable game as a Gator came in 2010 when he scored six touchdowns in a victory over the Wildcats. It was a big week for Burton. An undrafted free agent, Trey made Philadelphia’s 53-man roster.
On Saturday he watched little bro Clay catch a career-high seven passes for 42 yards against Eastern Michigan. Clay entered the game with three career receptions. “Clay showed that he’s very capable in the passing game,’’ Gators quarterback Jeff Driskel said Monday. “He made some tough catches there. He’s always been a really good blocker, but he’ll have to step up for us.”
With fifth-year senior tight end Jake McGee lost for the season due to a broken left leg, Burton, Tevin Westbrook and true freshman DeAndre Goolsby will serve as the tight ends. Goolsby did not play Saturday but Muschamp said the plan moving forward is to get him some experience on special teams and eventually on offense.
Muschamp said the improvement fans saw in Burton on Saturday wasn’t by accident.
“He’s changed his body a little bit. He’s slimmed down,’’ Muschamp said. “He’s quicker than he’s been, he’s faster than he’s been. He worked extremely hard on the Jugs machine all summer. He hasn’t had many drops at all through fall and working into game week.”
ORANGE AND BLUE DOMINANCE
The Gators have won 27 consecutive games against Kentucky, which is the longest active streak in the country against a major opponent in an annual series.
As you might expect, Muschamp said none of that has anything to do with Saturday’s game.
Still, each year when this game rolls around it’s a topic of discussion. The Gators have defeated Kentucky by an average margin of 25.3 points over that span.
The most lopsided victory? A 73-7 rout in 1994. The closest game? A 24-21 victory in 2003.
A look at Florida’s head coaches and their record against the Wildcats during the streak: Galen Hall (2-0), Gary Darnell (1-0), Steve Spurrier (12-0), Ron Zook (3-0), Urban Meyer (6-0) and Muschamp (3-0).
BALL’S BOUNCEBACK
Prior to Saturday Gators linebacker Neiron Ball was better known for his comeback story from a congenital vascular condition that caused blood vessels to burst in his brain than for his play.
That will change if Ball continues to play like he did against the Eagles. The senior finished with a team-high six tackles, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and one quarterback hurry.
“It feels so good,’’ Ball said afterward. “Plays finally came my way.”
Ball has always impressed coaches with his natural athletic ability. They hope he parlays those gifts into more production in his final season.
Muschamp knows how difficult of a climb back it has been for Ball.
“We almost lost him on the practice field,” Muschamp said Saturday. “It wasn't about playing football at that point. It was about living. He's a guy that can really play well in space as far as linebacker is concerned. He's got good off-the-ball instincts. He's also a good end-of-line player. But he's a very good pass rusher.”
INJURY REPORT
Safety Marcus Maye (hamstring) is expected back for Kentucky after missing the Eastern Michigan game. Maye was hurt late in fall camp and is ready to go according to Muschamp.
In addition, true freshman cornerback J.C. Jackson re-injured his shoulder Saturday and his status is uncertain.
“We’re going to look at his shoulder,’’ Muschamp said. “It slipped out during the game and also happened in training camp. We’re going to take a look at him today, see where that is.”
EXTRA POINTS
Florida has now won 25 consecutive season openers, second to Nebraska (29) for the nation’s longest active streak … According to participation chart, 72 players got playing time against Eastern Michigan, including nine true freshmen … Yes, it’s only one game, but the Gators lead the nation in scoring (65 points per game); UF’s 65 points were its most against an FBS opponent since a 65-3 win over San Jose State in 2003 … Quinton Dunbar extended his school-record streak of consecutives games with at least one catch to 29 games; Dunbar finished with five receptions for 81 yards … Andre Debose returned a third-quarter punt for 55 yards on Saturday, eclipsing his career-best return of 45 yards in Florida's 27-14 win against Bowling Green to open the 2012 season.
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2014 20:18:56 GMT -5
UF's 27 game winning streak over UK:
Tuesday September 9, 2014 Game-by-game: Florida's 27-game win streak over Kentucky .
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The most significant development in the win that started the streak was that it clinched a trip to the Aloha Bowl for the Gators.
When the Gators woke up on Nov. 14, 1987, they were 5-4 and coming off back-to-back losses to Auburn and Georgia. They were going nowhere fast.
However, a sloppy 27-14 victory over the Wildcats prompted the following message on the video board at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: “Aloha Gators” … “Adios Wildcats.”
Twenty-seven years later, when it comes to victory in this annual series, nothing has changed.
The Gators host Kentucky on Saturday in search of their 28th consecutive victory over the Wildcats.
Gators coach Will Muschamp said Monday that those previous 27 wins have nothing to do with Saturday’s game, and he’s right, but as far as streaks go, this one is always worth revisiting for Florida fans.
Florida’s win streak over Kentucky is currently the sixth longest in NCAA history in an annual rivalry between major opponents. If Florida can make it 28 in a row, it will tie Texas’ 28-game win streak over Rice (1966-93) for the fifth-longest such streak.
Here is a game-by-game look at the Gators-Wildcats since 1987:
Year Opponent W/L UF UK Margin UF coach UK coach
1987 Kentucky W 27 14 13 Hall Claiborne 1988 Kentucky W 24 19 5 Hall Claiborne 1989 Kentucky W 38 28 10 Darnell Claiborne 1990 Kentucky W 47 15 32 Spurrier Curry 1991 Kentucky W 35 26 9 Spurrier Curry 1992 Kentucky W 35 19 16 Spurrier Curry 1993 Kentucky W 24 20 4 Spurrier Curry 1994 Kentucky W 73 7 66 Spurrier Curry 1995 Kentucky W 42 7 35 Spurrier Curry 1996 Kentucky W 65 0 65 Spurrier Curry 1997 Kentucky W 55 28 27 Spurrier Mumme 1998 Kentucky W 51 35 16 Spurrier Mumme 1999 Kentucky W 38 10 28 Spurrier Mumme 2000 Kentucky W 59 31 28 Spurrier Mumme 2001 Kentucky W 44 10 34 Spurrier Morriss 2002 Kentucky W 41 34 7 Zook Morriss 2003 Kentucky W 24 21 3 Zook Brooks 2004 Kentucky W 20 3 17 Zook Brooks 2005 Kentucky W 49 28 21 Meyer Brooks 2006 Kentucky W 26 7 19 Meyer Brooks 2007 Kentucky W 45 37 8 Meyer Brooks 2008 Kentucky W 63 5 58 Meyer Brooks 2009 Kentucky W 41 7 34 Meyer Brooks 2010 Kentucky W 48 14 34 Meyer Phillips 2011 Kentucky W 48 10 38 Muschamp Phillips 2012 Kentucky W 38 0 38 Muschamp Phillips 2013 Kentucky W 24 7 17 Muschamp Stoops
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Now THIS here...is a member
|
Post by lz2112 on Sept 9, 2014 23:36:38 GMT -5
|
|
Gator Bait!
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 9:01:52 GMT -5
Kemp can yak all he wants, but he wouldn't be starting except for an ankle sprain by the Nebraska transfer. I'd be more impressed if he showed up and played a great game. Vandy had a RB from Ocala a few years ago who played his best games when playing against UF.
Kemp's attitude is what I expect from every team UF plays. The Gators will have win back respect by playing hard and winning.
It's Great To Be A 4 & 8er!
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 13:31:26 GMT -5
The injury hits keep coming - one game has produced two season ending injuries and another player out for 4 weeks (shaking head):
By Robbie Andreu Staff writer
Published: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 12:04 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 12:04 p.m.
J.C. Jackson, a true freshman who was battling for playing time at cornerback in the Florida secondary, will undergo shoulder surgery next week and is out for the season, UF coach Will Muschamp said Wednesday.
“(It's) a labrum issue he had in high school that was repaired and continued to slip out,” Muschamp said on the SEC coaches' teleconference. “He possibly could continue to push through the season, but we felt with his young age, go ahead and try and get it fixed and move on.
“A guy who certainly was going to help on special teams and at corner. He's going to be an outstanding player. Disappointed for him, but we've got to move forward.” Muschamp reiterated that starting left offensive tackle D.J. Humphries will miss Saturday's game against Kentucky with a high ankle sprain and likely will not return until the Oct. 4 Tennessee game.
|
|
Woah, this is a default personal text! Edit your profile to change this to what you like!
Deleted
|
Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 13:36:43 GMT -5
By Kevin Brockway Staff writer
Published: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 2:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 2:09 p.m.
It’s safe to say Kentucky sophomore running back Jojo Kemp is in the doghouse with his coach heading into Saturday’s matchup with Florida in The Swamp. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops did not take well to Kemp’s good-natured guarantee of a win over the Gators. Kentucky is a 17.5-point underdog according to oddsmakers and has lost 27 straight to Florida dating back to 1986.
A DeLand native, Kemp told the Louisville Courier-Journal after Tuesday’s practice: “A couple of my (high school) teammates actually went to Florida, so I'm familiar with a lot of those guys. It's going to be fun walking out with a victory and rubbing it in their faces."
Stoops said he was “furious” when he learned of Kemp’s comments.
“I was outraged and we talked about it,” Stoops said. “The thing is he was trying to make light of some friends that he has on his program, but do you think they are going to hear all that, they are going to hear the last five seconds of what you said.”
Stoops, in his second year at Kentucky, said he has high respect for the Florida program having coached against the Gators as a secondary coach at Miami and a defensive coordinator at Florida State.
“I know the great pride of the players in that locker room,” said Stoops, who later added “it’s not very smart” to challenge that pride.
Kemp’s comments quickly spread through Twitter and some Florida players responded. Florida senior linebacker Michael Taylor tweeted to Kemp: “talking (expletive) but you are the third string running back.”
Kemp actually led the Wildcats in rushing last season with 482 yards and three TDs but is currently splitting carries with Nebraska transfer running back Braylon Heard and freshman running back Mikel Horton.
Later, when asked if Kemp’s comments will light a fire under the Gators, Taylor said “after last season, there is no extra motivation needed.” Florida finished 4-8 last season for its worst record since 1979.
|
|